California Student Sustainability CoalitionHolly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org Connecting students across California to make our universities more sustainable. Sun, 05 May 2013 04:49:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Convergence Logistics http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/convergence-logistics http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/convergence-logistics#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:53:05 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9218 2011-11-05_13-09-15_120Greetings! We hope you are all excited for the CSSC’s fall convergence held from November 9th-11th at Butte Community College, 3536 Butte Campus Dr., Oroville, CA 95965. We have prepared an incredible weekend complete with inspirational keynote speakers Chief Caleen Sisk-Franco, Anne Symens-Bucher, Adelaja Simon, Victor Menotti, Kirsten Schwind, and a variety of student-led workshops...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/convergence-logistics/feed 0 Apply for a Scholarship at the Convergence! http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/apply-for-a-scholarship-at-the-convergence http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/apply-for-a-scholarship-at-the-convergence#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:30:08 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9170 75137_10151245342971180_434424979_nApply for a scholarship! A goal of our CSSC Convergences is to provide everyone with the opportunity to attend the Convergence regardless of their economic status; therefore we have created this fee waiver form that will allow you to register for free. Our deepest apologies that this is up so late.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/apply-for-a-scholarship-at-the-convergence/feed 0 CSU Chico http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/csu-chico http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/csu-chico#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:41:04 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9096 2720_175517350383_2747350_nCOUNCIL REPS: Aurelia CURRENT PROJECTS:
  • Compost Display Area & Garden
  • This Way to Sustainability Conference
CONTACT: csuchico@sustainabilitycoalition.org]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/csu-chico/feed 0 CSU San Francisco http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/cal-state-san-francisco http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/cal-state-san-francisco#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:26:47 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9093 sustainability_day_2012CURRENT PROJECTS:
  • Compost Bins
  • Farm to Fork
CONTACT: csusanfrancisco@sustainabilitycoalition.org]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/cal-state-san-francisco/feed 0 CSU San Jose http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/csu-san-jose http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/csu-san-jose#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:10:12 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9088 373074_346502615443973_198484047_nCOUNCIL REPS: Chara Bui CURRENT PROJECTS:
  • On-Campus Recycling
  • Veggielution Urban Farm
CONTACT: csusanjose@sustainabilitycoalition.org]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/csu-san-jose/feed 0 CSU Los Angeles http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/csu-los-angeles http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/csu-los-angeles#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:57:04 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9085 407808_266860353378810_1433877602_nCOUNCIL REPS: Carlos Naranjo CURRENT PROJECTS:
  • The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)
CONTACT: csula@sustainabilitycoalition.org]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/council-csu/csu-los-angeles/feed 0 Emily Williams, Note Translator http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/emily-williams http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/emily-williams#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:50:05 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9069 UC Santa Barbara, 2013 As note taker, I make sure that internal communication happens! When any of the CSSC main bodies makes a decision, has a concern, I communicate that to the rest of the organization so that we're all in the loop. View Emily's Full Profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/emily-williams/feed 0 Brianna Snider, Newsletter Co-Editor http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/brianna-snider http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/brianna-snider#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:23:10 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9060 UC Santa Barbara, 2013 I send out monthly newsletters to our entire list serve. Content includes updates from our chapters such as local victories and campaigns on college campuses throughout California. Obtaining such information involved checking in with CSSC's council members. View Brianna's Profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/brianna-snider/feed 1 Cassie Belden, Happiness Coordinator http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/cassie-belden http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/cassie-belden#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:18:44 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9057 UC Santa Barbara, 2013 As Happiness Coordinator, I have the joy and privilege of checking in with my fellow op team members and making sure they are doing well. I also get to send them birthday notes and do other random fun things. Yay happiness! Read Cassie's full profile here]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/cassie-belden/feed 0 Yu-kai Chou http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/yukai-chou http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/yukai-chou#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:51:21 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8880 UC Los Angeles I'm currently a board member of the CSSC, supporting the organization's overall direction with my background and knowledge in technology, social media, and fundraising. View Yu-kai's full profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/yukai-chou/feed 0 Sam Gross http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/sam-gross http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/sam-gross#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:08:51 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8877 sam_grossCal Poly San Luis Obispo View Sam's full profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/sam-gross/feed 1 Abby Chroman, Governance Chair http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/abby-chroman http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/abby-chroman#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:40:54 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8867 abby-chromanUC Davis I work with Ashoka building community and collaboration among a global network of social entrepreneurs. I joined the Board of Directors of CSSC to help catalyze community among and impact of students - the most powerful and energetic community of changemakers I see in the world. See Abby's full profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/abby-chroman/feed 2 D’Artagnan Scorza http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/dartagnan-scorza http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/dartagnan-scorza#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:28:23 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8864 UC Los Angeles CSSC is leading the student movement advancing sustainability in higher education. As a Board member, I'm privileged to be a part of that movement and honored to serve. View D'Artagnan's Full Profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/board-of-directors/dartagnan-scorza/feed 0 Real Food Challenge Regional Training http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/real-food-challenge-regional-training http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/real-food-challenge-regional-training#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:36:16 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8859 IMG_5696The Real Food Challenge invites you to participate in our annual regional training for the West Coast happening on September 6-9th, to refine your organizing talents and connect with students across the region.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/real-food-challenge-regional-training/feed 0 Final List of Workshops http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/final-list-of-workshops http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/final-list-of-workshops#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:20:33 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8726 csscbannerHere are the student-led workshops for the 2012 Spring Convergence!
  • Ending Corporate Personhood
  • Food Systems 101
  • The Environmental Justice Movement
  • Empowering Women Through Fair Trade
    • ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/final-list-of-workshops/feed 3 UC San Diego http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-san-diego http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-san-diego#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:25:29 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8643 8932_150900868144_127847368144_2599060_4534322_nCOUNCIL REPS: Stuart & Zainab CURRENT PROJECTS:
    • Student Worker Cooperative
    • The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)
    CONTACT: ucsandiego@sustainabilitycoalition.org]]>     http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-san-diego/feed 0     UC Los Angeles http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-los-angeles http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-los-angeles#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:02:18 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8639 7425462COUNCIL REPS: Kelsey Ivan & Yasar Mohebi CURRENT PROJECTS:
    • Campus Garden
    • Fair Trade Campaign
    CONTACT: uclosangeles@sustainabilitycoalition.org]]>     http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-los-angeles/feed 1     UC Santa Barbara http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-santa-barbara http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-santa-barbara#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:23:21 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8634 eablogoCOUNCIL REPS: Brianna Snider & Riley Allen CURRENT PROJECTS:
    • Student Food Cooperative
    • Sustainable Business (Carrot Mob, Sustainable Investments)
    CONTACT: ucsantabarbara@sustainabilitycoalition.org]]>     http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-santa-barbara/feed 0     UC Berkeley http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-berkeley http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-berkeley#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:01:30 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8631 combined-Fall-2011-364COUNCIL REP: Meredith Jacobson CURRENT PROJECTS:
    • End Coal Campaign
    • Fair Trade School
    CONTACT: ucberkeley@sustainabilitycoalition.org]]>     http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-berkeley/feed 0     UC Davis http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-davis-2 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-davis-2#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:49:35 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8621 CSSC_PatchesCOUNCIL REP: Hannah Oakes CURRENT PROJECTS:
    • Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP)
    • Responsible Investing in the UC System
    CONTACT: ucdavis@sustainabilitycoalition.org]]>     http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uc-campuses/uc-davis-2/feed 0     Meredith Jacobson, Online Content Manager http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/meredith-jacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/meredith-jacobson#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:01:17 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8518 UC Berkeley, 2014 I contribute to the CSSC website by writing blog entries and coordinating with social media, helping to keep the CSSC's online presence up to date with the amazing happenings from all across the state. View Meredith's Full Profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/meredith-jacobson/feed 3 Kevin Killion, Op Team Co-Chair http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/kevin-killion http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/kevin-killion#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:47:52 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8513 CSU Chico To use all the skills, allies, Love, Creativity, and Imagination to help facilitate the grandest Convergence the CSSC has known. View Kevin's Full Profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/kevin-killion/feed 3 Julia Clark, Council Co-Chair http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/julia-clark http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/julia-clark#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:02:18 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8509 Juliawebsite Humboldt State University, 2015 I provide support to all of our Council Representatives, and I connect students to the resources they need for the projects they are working on. Additionally, I orient new council representatives to CSSC, and facilitate council conference calls. View Julia's Full Profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/julia-clark/feed 0 Mikaela Raphael, Newsletter Co-Coordinator http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/mikaela-raphael http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/mikaela-raphael#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:32:58 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8483 Atascadero High School 2013 Along with being a High School Intern for the Operating Team Co-Chairs, I work to compose and distributte our monthly newsletter and attend conference calls. View Mikaela's Full Profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/mikaela-raphael/feed 0 Capitalism vs. the Climate (Part 1) http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/capitalism-vs-the-climate-part-1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/capitalism-vs-the-climate-part-1#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:36:07 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8447 There is a question from a gentleman in the fourth row. His question for the panelists is this: "To what extent is this entire movement simply a green Trojan horse, whose belly is full with red Marxist socioeconomic doctrine?"]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/capitalism-vs-the-climate-part-1/feed 0 Beyond environment: falling back in love with Mother Earth http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/beyond-environment-falling-back-in-love-with-mother-earth http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/beyond-environment-falling-back-in-love-with-mother-earth#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:07:59 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8387 Photograph: Plum VillageZen master Thich Nhat Hanh explains why mindfulness and a spiritual revolution rather than economics is needed to protect nature and limit climate change.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/beyond-environment-falling-back-in-love-with-mother-earth/feed 0 The New Student Activism http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/the-new-student-activism http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/the-new-student-activism#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:26:07 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8378 GUIDO GIRGENTI, 19: sophomore, urban and environmental policy, Occidental CollegeAshley Ward, an aspiring idealist with waning faith in the world, was standing in the newsroom of her college paper at Humboldt State University in Northern California when a fellow student rushed in with startling news.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/the-new-student-activism/feed 0 Battling The Bottle: Students And Industry Face Off Over Water http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/battling-the-bottle-students-and-industry-face-off-over-water http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/battling-the-bottle-students-and-industry-face-off-over-water#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:34:12 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8353 Bottled water is trickling away from college campuses nationwide, thanks to the efforts of student activists and the non-profit groups that support them with campaigns like Ban the Bottle. But that's not going over too well with the International Bottled Water Association.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/battling-the-bottle-students-and-industry-face-off-over-water/feed 0 No, that’s not snow: Pesticides coat California’s Central Valley http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/no-thats-not-snow-pesticides-coat-californias-central-valley http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/no-thats-not-snow-pesticides-coat-californias-central-valley#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:18:02 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8338 Photo by Verena RadulovicI am driving along a state road with Becky, a local activist, who is narrating from behind the wheel. “I once stuck around to see them spray and I had to turn the car around and get out of there, the smell was so overpowering.”]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/no-thats-not-snow-pesticides-coat-californias-central-valley/feed 0 Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning in France http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/monsanto-guilty-of-chemical-poisoning-in-france http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/monsanto-guilty-of-chemical-poisoning-in-france#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:45:37 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8334 tumblr_laz23xBOd01qernito1_400A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against pesticides.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/monsanto-guilty-of-chemical-poisoning-in-france/feed 0 24 Hours to Stop the Pipeline – Be the Solution http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/24-hours-to-stop-the-pipeline-be-the-solution http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/24-hours-to-stop-the-pipeline-be-the-solution#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:28:56 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8330 TarSands_SealEvery once in a while an opportunity comes along for all of us to be the solution. This is one of those times. We're collecting a half million messages to stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in the next 24 hours. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/24-hours-to-stop-the-pipeline-be-the-solution/feed 0 Our Fall Convergence is Around the Corner! http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/our-fall-convergence-is-around-the-corner http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/our-fall-convergence-is-around-the-corner#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:31:26 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8192 Endgame 2 DistribCatalog SevStOur Fall Convergence will be here in less than 3 weeks! Tell your friends, post it on facebook and get people excited, because you're in for a nice post-Halloween treat! Derrick Jensen, a prolific author on environmental and social justice issues, will be our keynote speaker! And Tony Gamboa (UBUNTU!) will be our student keynote to bring all us sustainabilibuddies together. Ready to join us yet!?

    >> REGISTER NOW! <<

    ]]>     http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/our-fall-convergence-is-around-the-corner/feed 0     Chile’s Commander Camila, The Student Who Can Shut Down a City http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/chiles-commander-camila-the-student-who-can-shut-down-a-city http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/chiles-commander-camila-the-student-who-can-shut-down-a-city#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:25:20 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=7939 camila-vallejo-007Camila Vallejo's call for better and cheaper education has seen student protests transform into a two-day nationwide shutdown. Her press conferences can lead to the sacking of a minister. The street marches she leads shut down sections of the Chilean capital. She has the government on the run, and now even has police protection after receiving death threats.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/chiles-commander-camila-the-student-who-can-shut-down-a-city/feed 1 Student Organizer Opportunities! http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/student-organizer-opportunities-with-cssc http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/student-organizer-opportunities-with-cssc#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:15:30 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=7929 225340_10150229430991180_150926871179_8353705_5330720_nWe are currently seeking to assemble a diverse team of 8 student Coordinators to assist our Campaign Director and Graduate Student Researcher to work on this campaign. Stipends are available, $500/quarter or $750/semester, with a 1-year commitment. Read more to find out about the different opportunities available!]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/student-organizer-opportunities-with-cssc/feed 1 Tim Galarneau receives 2011 UC Sustainability Champion Award http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/tim-galarneau-receives-2011-uc-sustainability-champion-award http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/tim-galarneau-receives-2011-uc-sustainability-champion-award#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:45:18 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=7902 Tim Galarneau, UCSC's Food Systems working group coordinator, is known for his far-ranging vision and his ability to advance the sustainable foods movement on campus and beyond. Now, Galarneau – described in a 2009 Mother Jones magazine profile as "the Alice Waters of a burgeoning movement of campus foodies", is getting systemwide recognition. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/tim-galarneau-receives-2011-uc-sustainability-champion-award/feed 0 Banning Corporate Personhood: How Communities Are Taking the Law Back from Big Companies http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/banning-corporate-personhood-how-communities-are-taking-the-law-back-from-big-companies http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/banning-corporate-personhood-how-communities-are-taking-the-law-back-from-big-companies#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:35:55 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=7898 This is the story of individuals speaking up when the gas corporations are attempting to control their hometowns and of individual becoming increasingly involved in their local government, collaborating with each other as they face drilling throughout the area. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/banning-corporate-personhood-how-communities-are-taking-the-law-back-from-big-companies/feed 1 Andrew Chang, Campaign Director http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/andrew-chang-newsletter-co-editor http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/andrew-chang-newsletter-co-editor#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:50:11 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=7887 andrew_changUC Santa Barbara, 2011 I lead and organize the California community of higher education to create a cohesive statewide movement that will help us end our dependence on coal. In addition, I work with the Board of Directors on fundraising for CSSC as well as provide support, mentoring, and assistance in making student-run CSSC programs and campaigns run effectively. View Andrew's Full Profile]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/operating-team/andrew-chang-newsletter-co-editor/feed 5 Join the Activist Network! Intern with Greenpeace http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/join-the-activist-network-intern-with-greenpeace http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/join-the-activist-network-intern-with-greenpeace#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:09:38 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3419 Do you want to join the fight for climate justice with the world's largest independent environmental organization? Greenpeace has several incredible volunteer internships available in San Francisco! You'll get the chance to work on the most pressing issues of our time - saving ancient rainforests, protecting our oceans, stopping toxic threats, and launching a clean energy revolution. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/join-the-activist-network-intern-with-greenpeace/feed 2 CSSC Hiring Now! http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/cssc-hiring-now http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/cssc-hiring-now#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:22:36 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3389 The CSSC is positioned to develop and launch a campaign to mobilize student leaders and the California system of higher education to eliminate our dependence on coal. We are currently looking to fill 2 PAID positions, a Campaign Director and Graduate Research Assistant. Read more to look at the job descriptions and apply.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/cssc-hiring-now/feed 2 Tim DeChristopher found guilty, shows power of nonviolent civil disobedience http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/tim-dechristopher-found-guilty-shows-power-of-nonviolent-civil-disobedience http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/tim-dechristopher-found-guilty-shows-power-of-nonviolent-civil-disobedience#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:09:54 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3228 Climate activist Tim DeChristopher, who was put on trial in Salt Lake City, Utah, this week for his interference with an oil and gas auction held at the end of the Bush administration, on Thursday was found guilty by a jury. He faces a sentence of up to 10 years, to be determined by a...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/tim-dechristopher-found-guilty-shows-power-of-nonviolent-civil-disobedience/feed 0 Al Gore to Deliver Keynote to 10,000 Young Environmental Leaders at Power Shift 2011 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/al-gore-to-deliver-keynote-to-10000-young-environmental-leaders-at-power-shift-2011 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/al-gore-to-deliver-keynote-to-10000-young-environmental-leaders-at-power-shift-2011#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:28:07 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3225 Former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore will join 10,000 youth activists at Power Shift 2011 as the opening keynote speaker on April 15, 2011. Gore, who is chairman of the Alliance for Climate Protection, will be speaking about climate change and how we can take action to solve the climate crisis. For four...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/al-gore-to-deliver-keynote-to-10000-young-environmental-leaders-at-power-shift-2011/feed 0 Environmentalists stand up to Obama, win big http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/environmentalists-stand-up-to-obama-win-big http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/environmentalists-stand-up-to-obama-win-big#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:16:54 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3222 Under intense pressure from green groups and their members, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) announced Friday that Republican proposals to gut the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act were off the table in budget negotiations. “Neither the White House nor Senate Leaders is going to accept any EPA riders,” Reid said. Reid’s pledge...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/environmentalists-stand-up-to-obama-win-big/feed 0 Our Chance to Get Clean Energy Right http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/our-chance-to-get-clean-energy-right http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/our-chance-to-get-clean-energy-right#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:54:16 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3216 It’s springtime and birders, rock climbers, wildflower lovers and maybe even some long-lost U2 fans are flocking to the boulder-strewn desert wilderness just east of Palm Springs. But unless we act quickly to curb climate disruption, soon the one thing they won’t be able to find in Joshua Tree National Park is an actual Joshua...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/our-chance-to-get-clean-energy-right/feed 0 Koch-Funded Climate Skeptic’s Own Data Confirms Warming http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/koch-funded-climate-skeptics-own-data-confirms-warming http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/koch-funded-climate-skeptics-own-data-confirms-warming#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:45:17 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3213 This week, a climate hearing was held in the US House of Reps. Six ‘experts’ on climate were brought in, but only three were scientists. And it turns out that one of the GOP’s star witnesses — a scientist who’s been vocal in his skepticism of global temperature records, the physicist Richard Muller, of University...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/koch-funded-climate-skeptics-own-data-confirms-warming/feed 0 Students gather at UCSC for food and justice summit http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/students-gather-at-ucsc-for-food-and-justice-summit http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/students-gather-at-ucsc-for-food-and-justice-summit#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:39:59 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3161 Bill Lovejoy/SentinelWith journalists like Michael Pollan and books like “Fast Food Nation” bringing national attention to nutrition and food justice, it’s no wonder that 300 students from 40 California campuses gathered at UC Santa Cruz Saturday for the fifth annual “Real Food Challenge.” The conference, founded in 2007 with the intention of educating students about the...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/students-gather-at-ucsc-for-food-and-justice-summit/feed 0 The (Koch) Empire Strikes Back http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/the-koch-empire-strikes-back http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/the-koch-empire-strikes-back#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:40:49 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3141 copyright Gabe ElsnerOn Sunday [January 29th], nearly 2,000 citizens converged on the resort town of Rancho Mirage, California to confront a secretive meeting of billionaires meeting behind closed doors. Sunday was NOT about liberals versus conservatives. Sunday was about We the People. It was about rebuilding a democracy of We the People – a country where you don't need to have millions of dollars to have your voice heard.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/the-koch-empire-strikes-back/feed 0 Students Rally Against Prop 23 Supporters in Rancho Mirage http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/students-rally-against-prop-23-supporters-in-rancho-mirage http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/students-rally-against-prop-23-supporters-in-rancho-mirage#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:31:07 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3106 UCSD was one of several universities represented at a rally against oil company executives held on Jan. 30 in Rancho Mirage, where a secret meeting was held by energy conglomerate Koch Industries and Tea Party members. The rally was organized by the California Student Sustainability Coalition, an organization that works with universities across the state...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/students-rally-against-prop-23-supporters-in-rancho-mirage/feed 0 Thousands Converge on Koch Brothers Billionaire’s Caucus; 25 Arrested http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/thousands-converge-on-koch-brothers-billionaires-caucus-25-arrested http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/thousands-converge-on-koch-brothers-billionaires-caucus-25-arrested#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:23:41 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3103 (Katie Falkenberg, For The Times / January 31, 2011)Twenty-five protesters were arrested in Rancho Mirage, California today, at a protest in front of the Rancho Las Palmas resort, site of the “Billionaire’s Caucus,” an annual meeting put on by the Koch Brothers and other corporate entities and conservative movement operators. Riverside Sheriff’s deputy Melissa Nieburger said that the sheriff’s department did have contacts...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/thousands-converge-on-koch-brothers-billionaires-caucus-25-arrested/feed 0 Let’s replace We the Corporations with We the People http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/lets-replace-we-the-corporations-with-we-the-people http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/lets-replace-we-the-corporations-with-we-the-people#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:03:14 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3099 Most Americans know that Washington is broken and is no longer working in the best interests of We the People. But, members of the Corporate Elite – spearheaded by the Koch Brothers (tied for the 9th richest people in America) – are plotting how to continue undermining our democratic system for private profit. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/lets-replace-we-the-corporations-with-we-the-people/feed 0 Strengthening the Roots Convergence 2011 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/strengthening-the-roots-convergence-2011 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/strengthening-the-roots-convergence-2011#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:06:43 +0000 Holly Hellerstedt http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=3095 Held at UC Santa Cruz Feb. 18-20, this year’s fourth annual Strengthening the Roots Convergence is going to be bigger than ever. Thanks to the help of partner organizations throughout the region, this year’s STR will strengthen the roots of our movement for just and sustainable food by bringing 450+ students and allies together for workshops,...Read more »]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/strengthening-the-roots-convergence-2011/feed 1